Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area, TX Climate

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures frequently reaching 90 degrees. Winters tend to be mild, with temperatures generally between 40 and 70 degrees. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, although it tends to be heavier in summer than winter months. The area experiences occasional tropical storms during hurricane season, which runs from June through November.

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area, Texas gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 51
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.1 Summer - 9 Winter

March, November and February are the most pleasant months in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	United States
	26.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	71.2 days	106.2 days
	234 days	205 days
	93.5°	85.8°
	50.6°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	6.5	4.3
	25 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Texas. In the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area are March, November and February.

In the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, there are 117.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area with an average of 50.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Texas.

In the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Texas.

In the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

Humidity in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area can be stifling in the summer but very pleasant in the winter months. The humidity here has been described as oppressive in July and August. The humid season extends from April-October and the most comfortable months are November-March.

September is the wettest month in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 38% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.5 inches in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area means that it is drier than most places in Texas.

September is the rainiest month in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area with 9.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 71.2 rainy days annually in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Texas. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Texas. December is the snowiest month in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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